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As Indonesian death toll mounts, concern for children grows
Monday, 1 October 2018, 4:06 pm | UNICEF
October 1, 2018: As the death toll from Friday’s 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia continues to rise, UNICEF NZ has launched an urgent fundraising appeal to ensure the ongoing safety and well-being of children on the affected island ... More >>
UNICEF and SPC partner to improve data for children
Thursday, 30 August 2018, 11:07 am | UNICEF
UNICEF and SPC partner to improve data for children, women and people with disabilities across the Pacific islands SUVA, 28 August 2018 – Today, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and The Pacific Community (SPC) announced a new partnership to support ... More >>
UNICEF warns of ‘lost generation’ of Rohingya youth
Thursday, 23 August 2018, 12:45 pm | UNICEF
The refugee crisis in Bangladesh created by the mass exodus of people from Myanmar almost a year ago risks creating a “lost generation” of Rohingya children who lack the life skills they will need in future, the United Nations Children’s Fund ... More >>
Migrant children should not be separated from families
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 9:37 am | UNICEF
Statement from UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore on situation of migrant children and families in the U.S. More >>
Monsoon rains hit Rohingya refugee camps
Friday, 15 June 2018, 10:03 am | UNICEF
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh, 15 June 2018 – Torrential rain and strong winds hit Rohingya refugee camps and makeshift settlements in the past week, causing the first fatalities of the monsoon season and threatening the health and safety of tens of ... More >>
UNICEF calls for the gift of support this Mother’s Day
Thursday, 10 May 2018, 3:38 pm | UNICEF
Kiwi babies enjoy some of the highest initial breastfeeding rates in the world, but much more support is needed to ensure those breastfeeding rates continue, according to new analysis by UNICEF. More >>
Reaching every child in the Pacific with vaccines vital
Thursday, 26 April 2018, 11:11 am | UNICEF
25 April 2018, Suva - Vaccines keep children alive and healthy by protecting them against disease. Yet in 2016, an estimated 1.4 million children under five died globally from vaccine-preventable diseases, including 1,700 children under five in the Pacific. More >>
UNICEF and NZ partnership on Pacific children’s health
Tuesday, 17 April 2018, 9:39 am | UNICEF
UNICEF and New Zealand government sign NZ$7 million partnership to improve children’s health in the Pacific More >>
NZ PM to students in Tonga: With a good education...
Thursday, 8 March 2018, 7:53 pm | UNICEF
NZ Prime Minister to students in Tonga: With a good education, anything is possible. TONGA, 8 March, 2018: About 200 primary school students sitting under their UNICEF tents and shelters cheered and clapped as the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Ms Jacinda ... More >>
Poor data collection in the Pacific leaves children at risk
Wednesday, 7 March 2018, 8:44 pm | UNICEF
SUVA, 07 March 2018 – UNICEF’s first assessment of achievements toward the Sustainable Development Goals for children in several Pacific Island countries reveals an alarming lack of data to measure progress in these countries. More >>
NZ perfectly poised to save the lives of Pacific babies
Wednesday, 21 February 2018, 9:42 am | UNICEF
Babies from the best places to be born up to 50 times less likely to die in the first month of life. More >>
UNICEF on standby to support as Cyclone Gita intensifies
Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 7:55 pm | UNICEF
UNICEF on standby to support governments of Samoa, Tonga and Fiji as Cyclone Gita intensifies More >>
UNICEF ready to support governments as Gita intensifies
Tuesday, 13 February 2018, 5:30 pm | UNICEF
SUVA, 13 February 2018 – As Tropical Cyclone Gita intensifies, the strongest storm to ever hit Tonga, and heads towards Fiji, UNICEF offers its support to the affected Pacific island countries of Samoa, Tonga and Fiji. More >>
UNICEF Clipper Race crew at Climate Action Forum
Saturday, 20 January 2018, 12:24 pm | UNICEF
SUVA, 19 January 2018 – Children from as far as Lautoka, Labasa and Tailevu in Fiji participated in a Climate Action Forum today with the UNICEF Clipper Yacht Race crew, which has sailed from the United Kingdom to Australia to bring attention to ... More >>
Fiji welcomes 2018’s first baby
Tuesday, 2 January 2018, 11:11 am | UNICEF
Fiji welcomes 2018’s first baby 2018’s first baby – a girl – was born at 1.44 am on New Year’s Day in Suva, the island capital of Fiji, a country in the Pacific. Joana Sovocala, in her late 30’s, gave birth to her seventh child at Suva’s ... More >>
770 babies to be born on New Year’s Day in the Pacific
Monday, 1 January 2018, 12:26 pm | UNICEF
About 770 babies to be born on New Year’s Day in the Pacific Island countries, says UNICEF UNICEF challenges nations around the world to make sure more newborns survive their first days of life SUVA, 1 January 2018: About 770 babies will be born ... More >>
2017 Has Been a ‘Very Difficult Year’ for Children in CAR
Wednesday, 20 December 2017, 9:04 am | UNICEF
UNICEF Says 2017 Has Been a ‘Very Difficult Year’ for Children in Central African Republic More >>
Malo Island benefits from largest Vanuatu water system
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 6:34 pm | UNICEF
More than 2,000 people on Malo Island benefit from largest Vanuatu water system Port Vila, 28 November 2017: Today is a day of celebration for Vanuatu, particularly children and women on Malo Island, as the largest water system in Vanuatu spanning ... More >>
UNICEF Warns of Contaminated Drinking Water in Camps
Wednesday, 22 November 2017, 8:14 am | UNICEF
21 November 2017 – The United Nations Children's Fund ( UNICEF ) is working with authorities in Bangladesh to urgently investigate high levels E.coli contamination in water drawn from wells inside the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar. More >>
Bullying, Poverty, and Bieber Top of Mind for Kiwi Kids
Monday, 20 November 2017, 8:29 am | UNICEF
Bullying, poverty, and natural disasters are among the issues that concern New Zealand children, and Justin Bieber is slightly ahead of Barack Obama in terms of grabbing an invite to their birthday party. More >>